As for the weekend the forecast calls for high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s, which is seasonal, as well as seasonal chances of rain. Saturday, the day of the Air Show, has a minimal chance of rain while Sunday, Mother’s Day, will see rain chances increase to 20%. ... Read More
Month: May 2021
COVID in Florida: 4,165 new cases, 86 more deaths
Palm Beach County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. Broward County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. Miami-Dade County: Test results for residents were reported , leading to a daily positivity rate of %. That’s from % the previous day. ... Read More
NAACP, elections supervisor push DeSantis to fill Alcee Hastings’ congressional seat sooner
Broward Supervisor of Elections Joe Scott says the special election dates Gov. Ron DeSantis set to fill the vacancy created by the death of Congressman Alcee Hastings “will not work for this community for a number of reasons.” (Mike Stocker / South Florida Sun Sentinel) ... Read More
A cop is cleared after he placed his knee near the necks of two men
In the later incident, from April 2020, shows Pohorence talking to a man accused of trespassing. “Put your hands behind your back or I’ll put my hands on you,” Pohorence is heard telling him. The man replies, “Bro, please don’t do it,” and backs away with his hands raised. ... Read More
COVID vaccines: Here’s who is making money while doing their part to stifle the pandemic in Florida
“Any time you bring something into a store that’s going to increase foot traffic, you’re going to increase sales,” said Eileen Acello, an expert on food marketing at Florida Atlantic University. “Publix, in particular, does a very good job of merchandising. They’re very good with their displays in the front of the store that piece things together for you, whether it’s seasonally or something related to a meal or their BOGOs. And when you walk in, the pharmacy’s usually off to... Read More
These Moms Won’t Miss the Pandemic. But Their Quarantine Habits Are Keepers.
Ten writers on the discipleship practices that shaped their families this year. “America’s Mothers Are in Crisis” blared a February New York Times headline for an article arguing that mothers are “breaking” nationwide. Expected to do it all—work, homeschool, keep house, care for their families—many women left the workforce or hit a mental breaking point during 2020. But within the chaos, many Christian mothers are figuring out how to lean on their... Read More
India’s Christians Ask for Prayer as Virus Overwhelms Crematoriums
Severe oxygen shortage one of many challenges as India suffers the world’s worst surge of COVID-19 cases and deaths. With life-saving oxygen in short supply, families are left on their own to ferry people sick with COVID-19 from hospital to hospital in search of treatment as India is engulfed in a devastating surge of infections. Too often, their efforts end in mourning. On social media and in television footage, desperate relatives plead for oxygen outside hospitals or weep in the street... Read More
How Much Does Prayer Weigh?
Why scientists struggle to put this spiritual practice under the microscope. Praying can be easy. A prayer can be a thought, a word, a heavenward plea from someone in need, a few lines said spontaneously or recited from a book, or even just a groan. Understanding what a prayer does after it leaves your lips is a little more difficult. Christian theologians have long debated how prayer works, and what it means to say it “works.” So have scientists. Psychologist Kevin L. Ladd, a... Read More
Jonathan Bush, brother of President George H.W. Bush, dies in Florida home
FILE – In this Feb. 10, 2016, file photo, Jonathan Bush, talks at a campaign event at Mount Pleasant’s Memorial Waterfront Park with signs for his nephew, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush. Bush, the younger brother of the late President George H.W. Bush and uncle of former President George W. Bush, died on Wednesday, May 5, 2021. (Wade Spees/The Post And Courier via AP) (Wade Spees/AP) ... Read More
Ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s conviction overturned
“Jurors may pray for and believe they have received divine guidance as they determine another person’s innocence or guilt, a profound civic duty but a daunting task to say the least,” Pryor wrote in a 48-page opinion joined by Judges Kevin Newsom, Elizabeth Branch, Britt Grant, Robert Luck, Barbara Lagoa and Andrew Brasher. “The district judge was wrong to conclude that Juror No. 13′s statements that he received guidance in response to prayers were categorically ‘a bridge too... Read More